What investment strategy does Byway Capital focus on?

Byway Capital focuses on Growth, Buyout strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Byway Capital have?

Byway Capital has 7 active portfolio companies and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Byway Capital headquartered?

Byway Capital is headquartered in PARIS, France.

What is Byway Capital's assets under management?

Byway Capital manages approximately €5M in assets under management.

When was Byway Capital founded?

Byway Capital was founded in 2024.

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Byway Capital

Q: What sectors does Byway Capital invest in?

Byway Capital invests across Business Services, Consumer, Financials, Industrials, Software.

PARIS, France·Founded 2024·

Growth Equity Buyout

·bywaycapital.fr

Byway Capital is an evergreen investment vehicle launched in 2024 by managing partner Florent Thomann together with the Hartwood family office, its principal LP. It deploys €5–50M tickets across France and Europe in services-sector small & mid-cap companies with €2–50M EBITDA, in equity, flex equity or mezzanine, without exit timeline constraints.

AUM

€5M

Funds

vintages 2024

Portfolio

Exits

SectorsBusiness ServicesConsumerFinancialsIndustrialsSoftware

Key facts

HQPARIS, France

Founded2024

Websitebywaycapital.fr

Recent exits

No exits recorded yet.

Coverage notes

1 fund tracked, 7 portfolio companies (7 active · 0 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Byway Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

1 fund

Byway CapitalBuyout

2024 · 2yr€5M7 active

Unrealized

7 held

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry
CDS Groupe	Software	France	2025
La Tête dans les Nuages	Consumer	France	2026
Leetchi/iRaiser	Software	France	2024
Medicore	Software	Netherlands	2024
Olifan Group	Financials	France	2025
Systra	Industrials	France	2024
The Exploration Company	Aerospace & Defence	Germany	2023

CDS GroupeActive

SoftwareFrance· Entry 2025

La Tête dans les NuagesActive

ConsumerFrance· Entry 2026

Leetchi/iRaiserActive

SoftwareFrance· Entry 2024

MedicoreActive

SoftwareNetherlands· Entry 2024

Olifan GroupActive

FinancialsFrance· Entry 2025

SystraActive

IndustrialsFrance· Entry 2024

The Exploration CompanyActive

Aerospace & DefenceGermany· Entry 2023

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About Byway Capital

Byway Capital is a private equity firm with €5 million of assets under management as of December 2024 and a founding year of 2024, headquartered in Paris. The platform targets majority and significant minority stakes in European mid-cap businesses across business services, consumer, financials, industrials and software, deploying institutional capital from successive flagship vehicles.

Investment thesis

The platform deploys buyout and growth equity capital across business services, consumer, financials, industrials and software businesses in France and selectively across Europe, targeting majority and significant minority equity positions in mid-cap and lower mid-cap European companies. Value-creation framework emphasises operational improvement, working capital optimisation and selective M&A activity, with the partnership culture supporting management teams across multi-year ownership periods.

Recent activity

Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 1 dedicated investment vehicle, 7 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.